NORWAY FJORDS CRUISE Cruise on Nieuw Statendam departing Amsterdam July 3, 2019 - 20 Days Fares Per Person: based on double/twin $10,095 Inside Category J $10,895 Outside Category D $11,485 Verandah Category VD > Other stateroom categories available along with single fares. > Please add 0.3% GST. Early Bookers: $250 discount on first 12 seats; $125 on next 6 > Experience Points: Earn 130 points from this tour. Redeem 130 points if you book by March 20. Includes • Coach transportation to/from Vancouver airport • Guided half-day tour of Ålesund • Flight from Vancouver to Amsterdam and return • Guided half-day tour of Trondheim with Nidaros • Current air transport taxes, fuel surcharges & Cathedral and Archbishop’s Palace security fees • Guided full-day coach tour from Honningsvåg to • 4 nights hotel accommodation & taxes Nordkapphallen (North Cape) • 2 days transportation and guide in Amsterdam • North Cape Visitor Centre and Museum • Locally-guided tour of Amsterdam highlights • Guided full-day coach tour of Jostedalsbreen • Rijksmuseum National Park with Nigardsbreen Glacier • Amsterdam canals cruise • Boat trip on glacier lake (if available) • Transfer from Amsterdam hotel to cruise terminal • Breheim Visitors Centre and Park Centre • 14 days on Holland America’s Nieuw Statendam • Train excursion from Flåm to Myrdal and return • Cruise gratuities • Flåm Railway Museum • Port charges and cruise taxes • Guided half-day tour of Haugesund • Entertainment and other services on board ship • Olav’s church and Viking Farm • Dinner reservation in the Pinnacle Grill • Transfer from Amsterdam cruise terminal to • Guided half-day tour of Måbødalen Valley and Schiphol airport the Vøringsfossen Waterfalls • Gratuities for guides and drivers in Amsterdam • Hardangervidda Nature Centre and Norway • Guided half-day tour of Bergen • Knowledgeable tour director throughout cruise • Gamle Bryggen Museum • Luggage handling at hotels, ship and airlines • Fløibanen funicular up Mount Fløyen • 52 meals: 18 breakfasts, 17 lunches, 17 dinners MS Nieuw Statendam Holland America Line's newest ship, MS Nieuw Statendam, made her grand entrance into the cruising world in December 2018. She is a sister to the Koningsdam, launched in 2016, and is the 6th ship to carry the Statendam name. To bring this new ship to life and give form and function to its brand, Holland America commissioned two legendary partners, Adam Tihany, regarded as one of the world’s pre-eminent hospi- tality designers, and architect Bjørn Storbraaten. Their design cues for Nieuw Statendam? Light-filled spac- es. Fluid curves. A sophisticated interplay of high technology and elegance. Beautiful architectural ele- ments inspired by music. All woven together in a forward-thinking design approach to create an interior that blends a fresh, contemporary styling in perfect harmony with Holland America’s renowned classic elegance. Nieuw Statendam carries 2,650 passengers, the largest design ever built by the company. Her 12 decks feature four performance venues including the 1000-seat live entertainment theatre, five loung- es, casino, shopping arcade, movie theatre, beauty shop, library, games room, 12 elevators, internet cen- tre, spa and fitness centre, and two swimming pools (one with sliding dome cover). Nieuw Statendam offers 12 restaurants or cafés. The elegant two-deck Dining Room serves breakfast, lunch and dinner with full choice of menu. The Lido Market offers buffet-style serving stations for breakfast, lunch, dinner and the 11 pm snack. The Pinnacle Grill, the Canaletto Restaurant with Italian cuisine, the Tamarind Restaurant with Asian cuisine, and Sel de Mer with a seafood menu all offer extraordinary ser- vice, reserved seating, and gourmet menus for an extra charge. You can also dine in the privacy of your stateroom by ordering from the complimentary room service menu. All meals are culinary delights! Staterooms have twin lower beds (some convert to queen-size double), television, music, telephone, and bathroom with toilet, sink and shower or bathtub. A crew of over 1,000 ensures top-quality service and entertainment. Every day has a full schedule of optional activities: dance class, bridge, bingo, shuffle- board, table-tennis, karaoke, board games, and fitness activities. Every evening, there is live stage enter- tainment in World Stage Theatre, and several other venues each offer a performance schedule. Holland America is known for the quality and variety of its shows. Come and enjoy a fabulous cruise of the Norway Fjords on Holland America’s magnificent new ship, Nieuw Statendam. Cruise & Tour Notes Please book early: Holland America has confirmed a block of staterooms for this tour and they are normal- ly held until three months before sailing (early April 2019). However, any unsold staterooms can be taken away from us at any time when the ship fills. When this has happened before, we had to waitlist disap- pointed customers, even though we still had seats available on the coaches and planes. Dinner reservations: Nieuw Statendam offers both open dining and fixed dining. Open dining means you can go to a restaurant when you are ready with your friends or make a reservation earlier in the day. All Wells Gray customers are automatically assigned to open dining by Holland America, but if you prefer to dine at the same time with the same people each day, we can request this. The paid restaurants (Pinnacle, Canaletto, Tamarind, and Sel de Mer) take reservations on board and you should do this early in the voyage. Activity Level: The cruise days are Activity Level 1 and days on shore are Activity Level 2. Due to the historic nature of some cities, the included tours may have some walking with rest stops or standing with limited seating while listening to commentary. You can skip these tours if you think they may be too strenuous. There can be longer walks in the airports while travelling to/from Amsterdam; request a cart or wheelchair at airport check-in if this could be an issue for you. The coaches cannot carry a scoot- er. If you think you may have difficulty participating in Activity Level 1, Wells Gray Tours recommends that you bring a companion to assist you. The tour director, local guides, and drivers have many responsibili- ties, so please do not expect them, or your fellow travellers, to provide ongoing assistance. If you are not capable of keeping up with the group or require frequent assistance, the tour director may stop you from participating in some activities or some days of the tour. In extreme situations, you may be required to leave the tour and travel home at your own expense, and travel insurance will probably not cover you. Itinerary Wednesday, July 3: Meals: L,D and Hardangerjøkulen Glacier is visible. During our We travel to Vancouver and stay overnight at the morning tour, we see Viking graves at Hereid and Pacific Gateway Hotel near the airport. A get- Eidfjord “old” church, built in 1309. We visit the acquainted dinner is planned this evening. Note: Hardangervidda Nature Centre which displays It may seem unnecessary to go to Vancouver a natural and cultural history. Then we drive through day before the flight, but an extended closure of the impressive Måbødalen Valley to a view of the the Coquihalla due to an accident can cause a Vøringsfossen Waterfall which plunges 182 metres missed flight. from the Hardangervidda mountain. The after- noon is free time prior to sailing at 6 pm down the Thursday, July 4: Meals: B Eid Fjord and into the Hardanger Fjord. The morning is leisure time and we go to the air- port about noon for our flight to Amsterdam. Wednesday, July 10: Meals: B,L,D The Nieuw Statendam arrives in Bergen at 8 am Friday, July 5: Meals: L,D and departs at 5 pm. Bergen is a charming city full We arrive at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport in the of small painted wooden houses situated be- morning and local time is 9 hours ahead. Our tween seven mountains, seven fjords, and the Netherlands guide and coach meet us at the North Sea. Pleasantly compact and ideal for easy, airport. The capital of Holland is a marvelous city! accessible sightseeing, Bergen has an attractive It is built on 70 islands which are separated by maze of narrow cobbled streets and lovely parks. nearly 80 km of canals and connected by more The first buildings in Bergen were built along the than 1,000 bridges. Amsterdam was founded in harbour in 1390. Since then, Bergen has experi- the Middle Ages and has many historic buildings. enced many fires but it was rebuilt on foundations We visit Dam Square with the impressive Royal dating to the 11th century and the harbourfront is Palace, the New Church, the canals, and Water- now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A four-hour loo Square. We stay two nights in Amsterdam at tour of Bergen highlights with a local guide is in- the 4-star Rembrandt Square Hotel. A welcome cluded. We visit the open-air Gamle Bryggen dinner is included. Museum, consisting of 50 wooden houses dating from different centuries. We also see the Ber- Saturday, July 6: Meals: B,L,D genhuss Fortress, Håkons Hall, St. Mary’s Church, We visit the renowned Rijksmuseum which has an and the famous fish market. Then we ride the exceptional collection of 15th and 17th century Fløibanen funicular up Mount Fløyen for a pano- paintings by Dutch masters. View Rembrandt’s famous The Night Watch plus works by Vermeer, ramic view of Bergen and the harbour. Steen, and Hals. During the afternoon, we explore the city via a narrated canal cruise, passing ga- Thursday, July 11: Meals: B,L,D bled warehouses, arched bridges, noble man- The fishing capital of Norway, Ålesund is a picture- sions, and colourful houseboats.